The Sinclair Harding Workshop

Established in 1967, Sinclair Harding continues to honour the historical tradition of fine English clockmaking, embracing the horological industry’s ideals of precision, quality and perfection.
The exquisite detail of the clocks, each one crafted to suit the individual requirements of each client, is testament to the trademark skill and dedication of Robert Bray FBH1 and his fellow craftsmen, with every delicate stage of production carried out in our Yorkshire based workshop.

While we continue to preserve original reproduction techniques, investment in latest technology has allowed us much greater flexibility for developing new, exciting ideas, while enabling us to maintain the highest level of accuracy and attention to detail that Sinclair Harding is renowned for. This mix of traditional skills and hi-tech processes ensures that we offer all our customers the very best service possible.

Any Sinclair Harding project begins with the customer and their bespoke requirements, however complex they may be.

We encourage our customers to get involved with their clock design at every stage of the process, making each project a unique and rewarding experience.

Following initial discussions with each customer, we produce highly detailed 3D screen models of all working parts and assemblies using SolidWorks technology. This enables us to give our customers a clear picture of their own exclusive desgin, viewable from any angle.

SolidWorks also gives us the flexibility to develop new design ideas and innovations and make running changes far more effeciently and effectively than ever before.

Our Fusee chain suppliers, Mavis and David decided to retire at Christmas 2013, with nobody coming forward to carry the business on, we agreed to buy their business and in January 2014 collected the first batch of machinery from David's workshop in Devon and moved it to Huddersfield.
Over the following few months David and Mavis shared their knowledge acquired over many years and we have been painstakingly learning this almost lost art. This wonderful addition to Sinclair Harding must make us about the most complete clock making company to be found.

A short history of Habgoods and watch and clock fusee chain manufacture and assembly photographs can be found here:

Our bases and protective glass shades are made in our workshop. The bases are usually made from marble or wood which has been french polished over a number of weeks. The movement is fitted to the base and the glass shade carefully placed in position to allow perfect visibility.